The budget raises total spending by $30 million from this year.

The budget, which is for the fiscal year that begins July 1, would also raise property taxes by 12 percent.

The 1987 budget raised the sum available to £125,000.

The budget raises spending by almost $1 billion over this year for public schools, state colleges and a handful of other programs.

The new budget, by the administration's own estimate, raises spending 3.8 percent.

Two years ago, he faced great opposition when his budget raised taxes.

The budget, which was 9 percent higher than last year's, raised taxes by 12 percent.

Overall, the budget would raise state spending 2.2 percent.

In 2011, the school board passed a $18,800,000 budget that included raises for administration and support staff which averaged three percent.

And while the Governor's budget would not raise taxes, municipalities probably will.